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O99.8 ICD-10-CM Code: Other specified diseases and conditions complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Other specified diseases and conditions complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (O99.8). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for O99.8 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Includes

Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.

  • conditions which complicate the pregnant state, are aggravated by the pregnancy or are a main reason for obstetric care

Inclusion Terms

Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

Use Additional Code

Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.

  • Use additional code to identify condition
  • Use additional code to identify specific condition

Frequently Compared Codes

The official Excludes notes on O99.8 name these codes. Each comparison page covers when the two can — or must not — be reported together.

Change history

No changes recorded for this code — unchanged since the FY2016 baseline of the change ledger.

Verify Before Coding

  • Not billable as written — a more specific code is required.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of O99.8 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Hierarchy

  • O00-O9A — Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A) (O00-O9A) [Hierarchy]
  • O94-O9A — Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified [Hierarchy]
  • O99 — Clinical Diagnosis [Hierarchy]

Excludes2

  • O23 — Infections of genitourinary tract in pregnancy [Excludes2]: “genitourinary infections in pregnancy (O23.-)” · check together
  • O34 — Maternal care for abnormality of pelvic organs [Excludes2]: “maternal care for known or suspected abnormality of maternal pelvic organs (O34.-)” · check together
  • O86.1 — Other infection of genital tract following delivery [Excludes2]: “infection of genitourinary tract following delivery (O86.1-O86.4)” · check together
  • O86.4 — Pyrexia of unknown origin following delivery [Excludes2]: “infection of genitourinary tract following delivery (O86.1-O86.4)” · check together
  • O90.49 — Other postpartum acute kidney failure [Excludes2]: “postpartum acute kidney failure (O90.49)” · check together
  • O9A.1 — Malignant neoplasm complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium [Excludes2]: “malignant neoplasm complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O9A.1-)” · check together
  • O9A.2 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium [Excludes2]: “traumatic injuries in pregnancy (O9A.2-)” · check together

Nearest codes (40)

  • O99 — Other maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium [Sibling]
  • O99.513 — Diseases of the respiratory system complicating pregnancy, third trimester [Sibling]
  • O99.519 — Diseases of the respiratory system complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester [Sibling]
  • O99.52 — Diseases of the respiratory system complicating childbirth [Sibling]
  • O99.53 — Diseases of the respiratory system complicating the puerperium [Sibling]
  • O99.6 — Diseases of the digestive system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium [Sibling]
  • O99.61 — Diseases of the digestive system complicating pregnancy [Sibling]
  • O99.611 — Diseases of the digestive system complicating pregnancy, first trimester [Sibling]
  • and 32 more

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Can O99.8 be billed directly?

No. O99.8 (Other specified diseases and conditions complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to O99.8 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • O99.712 — Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating pregnancy, second trimester
  • O99.713 — Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating pregnancy, third trimester
  • O99.719 — Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester
  • O99.72 — Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating childbirth
  • O99.73 — Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating the puerperium
  • O99.81 — Abnormal glucose complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • O99.810 — Abnormal glucose complicating pregnancy
  • O99.814 — Abnormal glucose complicating childbirth
  • O99.815 — Abnormal glucose complicating the puerperium
  • O99.82 — Streptococcus B carrier state complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

View all codes in the O99 family